Bill Oesterle: How the state is smothering local experimentation
I think our biggest boldest ideas should originate in our cities and towns.
I think our biggest boldest ideas should originate in our cities and towns.
The homicide rate for black males in Indianapolis was about 500% that of white males in 2018—an astronomical disparity in a specific population.
It’s a rundown building in a rundown part of town. But what goes on there is uplifting.
In the last couple of weeks, two more states—North Dakota and Illinois—took steps toward either legalizing marijuana or decriminalizing its possession.
The Indy metro is falling behind in educational attainment, median wage and the percentage of people living below the poverty line.
Of all vehicle miles traveled in the nine-county region, nearly half of the road usage takes place in Marion County.
If President Trump’s new round of tariffs–this time aganst Mexico–is implemented, it will raise costs for producers, lower returns for investors, raise prices for consumers, and destroy jobs.
They’re not from the city, but the time they spent here made them household names.
As a cancer patient, I consider myself blessed to be treated by excellent doctors in a country that leads the world in medical innovation. Without modern medical advancements like the CT/PET scans, MRIs, and other imaging tools, I would almost certainly not be alive today. That’s why I’m grateful a fellow Hoosier, congresswoman Jackie Walorski, […]
Why must we tolerate Gary Varvel’s editorials? [Pence tells Liberty grads how to face fiery opposition, Forefront, May 24.]. They have zero to do with the IBJ model. Varvel is a very gifted cartoonist, but his bromance with the Pence family does him no good, nor the rest of us. All of us do not […]
I was surprised to see the Economy column claiming that large strawberries were developed to make for more efficient harvesting [How farm-labor concerns led to creation of giant strawberry, May 24]. It’s an interesting perspective, but size of berries is only one of many considerations strawberry breeders have in mind at both the University of […]
It’s Pride Month, y’all, and we have found ourselves in the middle of a bit of drama. For those who have not heard, a political newsletter called Importantville announced that state senator and Indianapolis GOP mayoral candidate Jim Merritt planned to walk in the Indy Pride parade June 8. Merritt, who was first elected in […]
Alabama, Georgia and other states have passed abortion bans, aiming at a Supreme Court they believe has been politicized in their favor. Ironically, sending the issue back to the states, as a decision to overturn Roe would do, falls into the “be careful what you wish for” category. Republicans have benefited greatly from the single-issue […]
The governor has accomplished a lot by working across the aisle and sometimes bucking Republican orthodoxy.
We’ve used this space before to ask Mayor Joe Hogsett to lead more boldly on the big issues that face our city. So we were pleased late last month when the mayor proposed creating a regional infrastructure fund that would serve Indianapolis and surrounding counties. The fund proposal, introduced as part of Hogsett’s State of […]
As I read and learned more about handling money and finances, I was able to see how my actions undermined my long-term goals, and I was able to make changes.
There’s no way around being vulnerable as a parent because the most precious person in your life is constantly at risk. Being vulnerable at work means you connect with people deeply and you build mutual trust.
The good news: If you’ve considered the role of your business on the community while also considering profit, you’ve engaged in social innovation, regardless of your mission or your tax-status.
Everyone has data, processing power continues to get cheaper and new tools are released every day, but customers are still frustrated. Finding actionable insights within the data is what truly matters and therefore is key to success.
Students have the power to innovate and free themselves from the system by prioritizing their college choice based on what a college is willing to do for them—and not the other way around. Students can find a college that exhibits affordability, student centricity, equality and genuine leadership.